Atlas Mountain Soup recipe

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Ingredients

¾ cup chopped dried apricots
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons paprika
1 pound ground lamb
4 stalks celery, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 large green bell pepper, sliced
1 pound tomatoes, coarsely chopped
1 lemon
1 ¼ cups water
1 tablespoon white sugar
salt and black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

404.7 calories
carbohydrate: 31.3 g
cholesterol: 75.9 mg
fat: 23.1 g
fiber: 6.8 g
protein: 22.6 g
saturatedFat: 7.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 110.4 mg
sugar: 20.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Soak the apricots in water for 2 hours or more until soft, drain.

  2. Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic, cinnamon, cumin, and paprika, cook and stir for 1 minute. Raise the heat to medium-high, crumble in the ground lamb, stirring and breaking it up with a wooden spoon for a few minutes until browned. Stir in the drained apricots, celery, green pepper, and tomato.

  3. Using a vegetable peeler, shave 5 - 6 strips of rind off the lemon and add to the soup with the juice of the lemon. Stir in the water and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer gently for half an hour. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

I just had to share this with you all! This soup, which is more like a stew, is sustaining enough to make a complete meal if accompanied by some good, crusty bread. The meat, combined with spices and with a tang of lemon and apricots, has the flavor of North Africa.

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